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B7 BROOKLYN EAGLE, SUNDAY, MAY 24, 1942 Always a Brooklyn Woman's Club will conduct nutrition courses. There will be first aid courses If the need continues. By now, though, it is believed most of the membership has completed first aid courses. Allied Nations will be the theme for next season's program and all the meetings will touch on that spirit. The club meets every week during the season, on Mondays, with the various departments in charge of the meeting.

Once a month Is Club Day. with an outstanding program offered. Mrs. W. Palmer Smith Is vice chairman of program, the president of the club is automatically chairman under the by-laws.

The Brooklyn Woman's Club has a large and pleasant meeting room on the first floor, charming reception and drawing rooms on the second floor, where tea is served after each meeting and where many a Heights debutante has made her bow to society, 25 Years a Tenant The two upper floors are rented. One tenant has been with the Brooklyn Woman's Club 25 another indication of the club's lasting qualities. Mrs. Henry C. Balnbrlrige is chairman of membership and Mrs.

Howard G. Smith, chairman of press. Mrs. Amos S. Lamphear is chairman of the house committee.

The four departmental chairmen are Mrs. George M. Billings, music and arts; Mrs. Thomas H. McClintock, literature; Mrs.

John W. Vliet, drama, and Mrs. John J. Schoonhoven, education and civics. A tradition on Brooklyn Heights, the five-story brnwnstone dwelling at 114 Pierrepont with lis lovely circular stairways of solid mahogany, that has housed the 73-year-old Brooklyn Woman's Club these many years will continue to be its meeting place.

Mrs. H. S. Rasl, new president of the club, announced last night the decision of the board of directors, which is: "The Brooklyn Woman's Club will continue to hold its meetings in Its own building." The Brooklyn Woman's Club, the only woman's club to occupy its own building, owns the building, Iree and clear. Its mortgage was burned many years ago.

Mrs. Rasl has written to the members, pointing out she considers It an honor and a challenge to serve as president in these times. The letter ilso makes plain the fact that the activities of the club will be carried on next year, as usual, without assessing the members. Mrs. George W.

Feller, chairman of finance, has made a thorough study of the finances and presented a budget that will enable the club to function without additional cost to the membership. Book and Author Luncheon Closed now for the Summer, the club has arranged a schedule for the Fall and Winter seasons that follows the tradition of the Brooklyn Woman's Club and introduces many new features. There will be, for Instance, a Book and Author Luncheon early in the Fall. Miss Mildred Bain-bridse, a Pratt graduate and member of the club, A Woman's War, Too Form Committee to Help Civilian Prisoners Of War Who Are Interned in the PhilippineB By ALICE f'OGAN They don't, give mrdal.s to mothers who remain at home and keep a stiff upper lip in wartime, while their loved one are In dally danger on strange soil. If medals were awarded for this brand of unsung heroism, our No.

1 choice for the medallion of honor would be Mrs. Beatrice Graham of 212 Columbia Heights. And on it we would have engraved a special tribute for the gallant spirit she constantly maintain when any other woman would be worried sick about her daughter, son-in-law and four grandchildren who are civilian prisoners of war In Manila. Her daughter, Dorothy, is the wife of Edward Kephart, an American business man stationed in the Philippines capital. The four grandchildren range from the baby born last Summer to the oldest girl, who ts in her 'teens.

Instead nf alttlng home, wringing her hands and thinking the worst, Mrs. Graham goes about, business as usual, takes part in defense activities on the Heights and always has a cheerful word for every one. "Dorothy Isn't one to mope and I'm certainly not going to," says Mrs. Graham. "Be.

sides, what earthly good would it do?" But her spirit doesn't end there She learned there was forming a Committee for Civilian Prisoners of War In the Philippines, and of! she went to the first meeting early this month. She came away convinced that if and when anything can be done to relieve the situation, it will be done. The committee was formed by a group of ex-Manila resident for the purpose of exploring the possibilities of bringing relief to the American civilian prisoners in Manila as soon as possible. Mrs. Graham explained the committee did not.

expect the in possible; as was pointed out in a letter to Francis B. Sayre, High Commissioner for the Philippine Islands, the committee is organizing 'against the day when communication with Maniia is established and we can be of help "We don't ask for priorities for any special croup." the letter con-tined. We are interested primarily in what ran tie done for the women and children of all groups and classes." The committee will co-operate with the Red Cross and other agencies, i temv HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS, these days, not only form Fan Clubs for band favorites but go for all sorts of decorative gadgets. Witness the whimsical touches worn by this quintet in of ts teen-agers who starred in the Parents' Magazine first war time clinic on the younger se clothing, held last week, in the Commodore. Founder Speaks At Athena Club Annual Luncheon Tables were set in shape for victory and all the flowers were red, white and ai the annual lunch-con of Athena Club of Freeport, held last week In the South Shore Yacht Club.

mk A Robert Purdy, president, A Veteran Returns to Service 20th Century Club To Install Its New Officers Mrs. Ceorg'B. Fernlund will be installed as the new president of the Twentieth Century Club of Richmond Hill at the luncheon held tomorrow in the Garden City Hotel. Other officers to be installed are Mrs. Harry J.

Arnold and Mrs. L. W. B. Jackman.

vice presidents; Mrs. Chester B. Knapp, recording secretary; Mrs. Harry E. Petersen, corresponding secretary; Mrs.

Nelson Friz, assistant corresponding secretary; Mrs. Frank Ludemann, treasurer; Mrs. Roy Harrington, financial secretary; Mrs. Morris A. Van Nostrand, historian.

Mrs. Knapp Is luncheon cha.r-man. Miss Mildred Buchanan Flagg will give her talk on "Celebrity Chatalogs." cave the address of welcome and the Government or armv officials "in any way they deem advisable In the exchange or rescue of civilian war prisoners in the Philippines." And that is what Mrs. Graham is doing, instead of worrying herself sick about her family interned in Manila. In times of uar a woman guests of honor were Miss Harriet Parson.s.

a founder, and Mrs. Rich-Mrs. Stanley Yi7. A I'Oll a.s min.ii' Officers, in addition to Mrs. Purdy, must realize that her own personal problem is not.

the only one to be solved. And when many women set together to trv to help, somehow a way will be found. That is Mrs. Grahams philosophy and she bravely carries It through. Higli school girls are always a tonic to these jaded old nerves and ere: Vice president, Mrs.

Haroia Wilson: second vice president. Mrs, George O'Brien; senior director, Mrs. Andiew B. Carrington: junior director Mrs. William Becker; founder Miss Harriet Parsons; recording secretary.

Mrs. Gerald Drach, corresponding secretary. Mrs. Wesley Southard treasurer. Mrs.

William J. Martin: aecretaiy. Mrs. Gilbert Flint. The following departmental and I we were particularly pleased with the visit of Janet Rachmuth of 250 E.

95th a talented miss of 17. who is in her seventh term at Samuel I Tilden S. She is leader of the Claude Thornhill Fan Club high school girls go In for fan clubs these flays. It seems there are 73 I FESTIVAL A. Groups Tlinra n'tll Ka rr ron rfitiiarinn Mrs.

Nathaniel C. chairman of the Myers standing committee chairmen were the luncheon: Art three-day Federation Rroup meeting at the Larkfield announced at June 7 to 19, sponsored by; School, East Northport, under the the women's division of thei Ule trnt nf IVio Mjw Vnrlr Rlntjt f.nn and American home, Mrs. Phii'jrirk; drama, Mrs. Roy Gock-ley; c.vics. Mrs.

Maurice White; literature. Mrs. Lena Buppert: music, and choral, Mrs. J. Maynard L.i nnH mnonC MfS.

Federation of Jewish Charities, i gresg of Parenls and Teachers, on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. The district Lyndon Pierce: junior. Mrs. Cecil I JlOlVOKG UlUD uj. inumnriiolo iuninr Mrs.

There are few women In Brooklyn who understand the needs and problems of men in service, in whatever part of the world they are stationed, as thoroughy as Mrs. Helen Curtis. For she mothered and cared for American troops In Frame; she has seen troops of other nations In service in Africa, and in this war she ts working right here in Brooklyn for the soldiers stationed or visiting here. In fact, Mrs. Curtis, a handsome, motherly looking, soft-spoken Negress, has spent the greater part of her life looking after people.

You can sense talking to her that she's the kind of person who has only to see that some one needs taking care of to be doing the job before any one is aware of it. It just comes naturally to her. Shortly after the Brooklyn Civilian Defense Volunteer Office was organized, she began working for it as a volunteer. Now she puts In full days and evenings as a member of the Planning Committee, as a member of the Special Community Programs Committee and as a member of the Brooklyn Defense Recreation Committee. She visits the headquarters of the Negro regiment stationed in Brooklyn to guard public buildings and structures to find out what they need, what can be done for them, and goes ahead and does it.

Last week, with Robert Elzy of the Brooklyn Urban League, she opened the Fulton-Sumner Canteen for Service Men at 1587 Fulton St. Organized War Work Classes She has organized the colored women of the community in civilian defense and volunteer ar work and some of them are serving in th OCD's nutrition committee and in the office registration department. At her home at 554 Washington Ave. she ce's up early in the morning to get her housekeeping and marketing done before she leaves for the OCD office and her duties for service men. In the evening, like as not, there'll be a Red Cross sewing class meeting at her house or a first aid class.

She spreads the good word for service through her affiliations with the Ashland Place Y. W. C. of which she is a vice chairman, and the Brooklyn Council for Social Planning and the Welfare Committee, At the Ashland Place for instance, through the help of Mr.v Helen Peal, house secretary, there are four dances a month for service men. Last Sunday Mrs.

Curtis gave up her one day of rest to travel to Glen Cove to speak at an "I Am an American Day" rally. Yet, of all these activities which take all her time members and the girls recently decided in war times it was kind of silly Just to have a fan club for a band leader. Not that thev were any less devoted to their hero, mind you, but they thought they ought to do something to help the war effort, too. So, now when they sit and listen to his recordings, they knit sweater for the Red Cross, and all their dues they are going to divide between the USO and the Red Cross. They've knitted 20 sweaters so far and hope that other fan clubs In the country will do what they are doing with their dues.

The club has a mascot, a cunning kitten called Claudia Victory Thornhill. Janet Is on the feature staff of Tilden Topics, the school paper which came out second in the Columbia Convention. She also writes special articles for the Arc. the art magazine of th school, that comes out once a year. It is a really fine publication.

Miss Rachmuth wants to write or compose music Ilka Chase ls her heroine in the writing field. Business Girls Virlnry Cluh, Miss Billie Jennings, president, gave its eighth dance last, nigh' in Ltindy Memorial Hall for 200 boys in the service. Since Feb. 7. when the club was formed, they have entertained more than 2.000 boys.

Miss Jennings reports 175 paid-up members in tho club. Horizon Club, the Camp Fire Girls at Plymouth Church, entertained the Air Corps Cadets from Long Island at a party Friday night. Audrey Gallin Is president of the club and Roslyn Kosseff was in charge of refreshments. Elects Officers Rudolph Schlegel: defense, Mrs. P.

K. Win.er- budget. Mrs. Harold Pearson; bulletin. Mrs.

Henry N. Burnett historian, Mrs. John Dot-ter; hospitality, Mrs. Victor Olson; hostess. Mrs.

Arthur Ray; house, Mrs. M. Asrh; membershio, Mrs. WilUarr M. Hanna; press.

Mrs. Howard Delahanty. The Brooklyn Mount Holyokc Club concluded its year's activities Tuesday evening with a dinner meeting at the Candlelight Restaurant on the Heights. The report of the Fifth Annual Scholarship Bridge was given by the chairman, Mrs. Hubert Schleu-ning.

The results of the election of the officers for the coiiiins vear were: will sponsor Its monthly classes in parent-education for Nassau County on Wednesday and Thursday. "West End Foibles" will be given Wednesday, at 8:15 p.m., for the second time. It will be presented at th- Lynbrook High School, with proceeds being divided between the West Lynbrook A. and the local Red Cross. Mrs.

James Finger is the new-president of the A. ofSchool 5, Oceanside. Other new officers are Mrs. E. P.

Skelly, vice president; Mrs Muriel McNerny and Mrs. Joseph Fisher, secretaries; Mrs. Stafford Miller, treasurer and Mrs. Rodney Riker, historian. Mr.

and Mrs. George S. Storms Jr. have been re-elected to the presidency of South Side High School. Rockville Centre.

Vice presidents are Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Squires Jr.

and Nelson Rose The treasurers ae Mr. and Mrs. Henry Arias and the secretaries. Mr. and Mrs.

R. I. Shannon and Mr. and Mrs. John F.

Deming. The executive board of the Central Council of Parent-Teacher Associations in Rockville Centre will meet in the library at South Side High School, Monday night. May 25. The regular council meeting will and attention, she says, "I am rirhghted to he able to do it." Much of her life has been spent in far places. She was born in New Orleans, and, as a girl, went to France to learn fine dressmaking and corset-making, a career shr followed in New York before her marriage.

Her husband was the late James L. Curtis, from 1915 to 1917 Resident United States Minister and Consul-General to Liberia. West Africa the little free republic founded bv former American slaves. Mrs. Curtis was in Liberia with her husband when he became ill.

He died in a hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, a British colony in Africa. Because of the war there were no coffins and few ships. But she was determined to bring her husband's body back to his native land for burial. She received certain special permissions, obtained a metal barrel used for rum as a temporary coffin and set sail on a tramp steamer. It took six weeks to get home, but she fulfilled her In 1918 the Y.

W. C. sent her to Camp Upton as the first woman in charge of the first canteen for colored people, Then the Y. M. C.

A. wanted three Negro women to go overseas, and, at the request of Mrs. F. Louis Slade. she went to France the first of 19 women.

She was stationed first at a camp for Negro soldiers in the Service of Supply near Bordeaux. Then she was sent to Chambery, in the French Alps, as the only American woman in France in charge of a leave area. The leave area in her charge was for Negro soldiers and she had 2,000 soldiers a day rotating on ten-day leaves. Buried Soldier Dead Later she was sent to Romaine. Here, after the Armistice, a large group of Negro soldiers was given the sad task of hunting through the battlefield of the Argonne, close by, for the scattered graves of L'fi OOO American soldiers.

Their work was to disinter the bodies and bring them to Romagne and give them permanent burial in what is now the largest cemetery in France for American soldier dead. At her canteen for 10 00(1 men Mrs. Curtis provided hot and cold drinks for the soldiers, insisting on serving them without charge. Her unofficial work was to write their letters, advise them, talk to them when they were sad or homesick and mother them generally, she lived in a tent on the side of a hill, just as every one else did. Of the work these soldiers did.

Mrs, Curtis has this to say in consolation to their families: "It was beautifully done. There was always an atmosphere of solemnity, a sacred attitude, as the men did tlvir work." Then she came home, but two years later was on her way to Vienna to the convention of the League for Peace and Freedom, a delegate at the request of the late Jane Aridams. Returned Liberia She uas no sooner home again than she was off again -this time to Liberia, which she had last seen in 1917. She spent six years there as a volunteer missionary for her church, the African M. E.

She taught sewing in a school, started a chicken farm and successfully bred American rhickens she had brought with her with the native fowl. Funds raised by the church here erected a playground-first in all Africa for Negroes and it was named the Helen Curtis Playground in her honor. When she returned in 1927 she brought with her four Liberian ehilrtren. Two were of the upper ruling class, sent by their families to be educated in America. One returned long since; the, other, a young woman, recently graduated from Teachers College.

The other two were "naked from the bush," as the phrase goes in Liberia children of almost -savage tribes left to the community to care for. The boy is now a student In a Texas college. The girl, graduated from Olrls High School and is now studying at Brooklyn College. They all grew up in Mrs Curtis' home and Mrs Curtis Is "mother'' to Mayan. K.

B. President. Miss Jean Humphrey; I secretary, Miss Stephanie Locke; Wellesley Club to Honor A Distinguished Alumna treasurer, Mrs. Olaf T. Nelson; program chairman.

Miss Verly publicity enairman. Miss Anne Reynolds; membership chairman. Miss Catherine Christgau. The 25th anniversary of the graduation of Madame Chiang Kai-shek from Wellesley will be celebrated on Saturday. Church Groups A parish supper will be held Wednesday evening, at Community Hall, under the auspices of the Women's League of the Community Presbyterian Church of Mal-verne, with Mrs.

Carl Rasweiler in charge. The Violet Circle of St. James M. E. Church, Lynbrook.

will meet Tuesday night, in the home of Mrs. Frank Schaap, Curtis Place. A strawberry festival and card party is arranged for Wednesday afternoon, at Baisley House, by Unity Circle of Bethany Congregational Church. East Rockaway. Mrs.

Ralph Austin is chairman. On Thursday, there will be a business meeting of the Young Women's Club of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. Oceanside. Miss Jean Lind has been elected president of the Club of St.

Mark's M. Church, Rockville Centre. Other club officers are: Miss Betty Law and Miss Louise Brodeux. vice presidents; Miss Jacqueline Montee, secretary and Miss Miriam Foster, treasurer. The Rector's Aid Society of St.

Thomas' Episcopal Church. Mal-verne. will meet at the church. Wednesday evening, May 27. June 13th with a luncheon to be given in the Waldorf-Astoria by alumnae members of the New York Wellesley Club.

Proceeds of the immediately follow at the home Members of the committee arranging the luncheon, at which Mrs. Maurice T. Moore will preside, include Mrs. J. L.

Johnson and Miss Kathrvn Benedict, representing Brooklyn; and Mrs. Frederick W. Dooiittle. representing Long Island. The New York luncheon is one of the many social functions being held in conjunction with the Wellesley College commencement exercises, at which on June 15th Madame Chiang will be conferred an honorary ipsre "in absentia." of Mrs.

Malcolm Spelman, luncheon, which one in a series being given all over the country' on that day in honor of the Chinese feminist leader, will be donated to the fund used by the former Mei-Lmg Soong for her war relief work. Nassau Notes Anne Cary Chapter, National Society. D. A. will meet for the election of officers and annual reports tomorrow at the home of Mrs.

E. Lacy Finnan, Warwick Road. Rockville Centre. New officers of the Rork Chapter of the Delphian Society. Rockville Centre, are Mrs.

Lester G. Chapin, president; Mrs. Leonard Calvert, vice president and Mrs. Benjamin Bain, secretary and treasurer. Lynbrook Unit of the Nassau County Home Bureau will have a covered dish luncheon, at St.

James M. E. Church on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with Mrs. Roland DeNoie in charge.

Open house will be celebrated tomorrow at 37 Park Rockville Centre, by the South Nassau Committee of the British War Relief Society. The Drama Department of the Lynbrook Women's Club has elected Mrs. Jephson Miller as chairman, Mrs. A. J.

Morrissey, co-chairman; Mrs. Harris Kanwit, YWCA Budget Luncheon AWVS Dinner Members of the American Women's Voluntary Services from many sections of the country will attend the dinner to be given this Wednesday evening in the Wedgwood Room of the Waldorf-Astoria under the co-chairmanship of Mrs. Alfred Hess and Mrs. George F. Baker, as the culminating activity of the second annual three-day meeting of the A.

W. V. S. Guests of honor at the dinner, at which Mrs, Harry O. King will preside, are Mrs.

George Backer, Miss Virginia Gildersleeve, dean of Barnard College; Mrs. Alice Throckmorton McLean, president of the A. W. V. Colonel Walter W.

Mrs. Fxlwtn P. Maynard pres Nil ident of the Brooklyn Y. W. C.

has invited 300 workers in the annual budget to a luncheon at the Harriet Judson. Tues day at 12.30 pm. to meet the; Chiropean Juniors Spring Dance Chiropean Juniors have completed plans for the annual Spring danre, to he held June 5 on the St. Regis Viennese Roof. Miss Janet B.

Fuller Is chairman and Miss Florence M. Meyer is assisting in the arrangements. Metcalf. director of the Office of Civilian Defense, Region Colonel William M. Brewer, head of the secretary and Mrs.

Norman Amos, training department of the Wash- treasurer. ington Office of Civilian Defense; James G. Blaine, director of the newly appointed campaian chairman. Mrs. William G.

Creamer. Mrs. Henry A. I.igraham. president of the national board of the Y.

W. C. A. and a member of the National USO Committee, will speak on the importance of the Y. W.

C. A. in wartime and describe the work of the organization all over the country. Mrs. Alns-worth Smith will be the hostess for the luncheon.

Members of the campaign executive committee who will work with Civilian Defense Volunteers of New York, and Bert Lytell, Rex Stou and Queniin Reynolds. GO GUNNING" for Certain Dettructiw Insect that Threaten Your Mrs. Helen Curtis VICTORY GARDEN I any choral. New songs keep up the LdlLlJilLrm nriiVl Till Singing to Victory to war service reports, con Spray with Black Leaf 40 to save your gardens To Aid League Mrs. Pauline Nadel, treasurer of the Baby Welfare League of the Infants Home at 1358 56th will celebrate in rather an unusual way the engagement of her daughter.

Eleanor, and the graduation of her son, Alvin. from Brooklyn College. In honor of these two family events Mr. and rMs. Nadel will give a card and mahjong party tomorrow night for the league.

The proceeds will be used for shoes and clothing for the Infants. and to preserve toe mm 01 jum indirections to kill aphl, moit thrlpi, Uafhoppart, young sucking bugs, fUahoppars, bl, turront war mi, yung quoth bug, potato bootlo larva, corfaln ilugl, loaf rollers and chinch bugi. A Little Goes a Long Way interest, siimrlate i and bring In new voit o. too. And we've been promised help with new song books by 'he Home onomirs Department of Cot ue.l University.

So let's sing lor victory and keep 'em 'singing." Be, ides the State Defense Conn- ell. mg asencles will be represented bv Dr George H. Oart-lan. director ol miiMr In New York Ci i public Herbert S'avi-lv Snmmonri. Inundrr of the Morning Choi Frank Wlll- i goose.

Hur.ting'nn and Christos Vrioi.idcs, Babylon. Mrs. Creamer in planning for the I appeal for funds, to be held next Fall, Include Mrs. Maynard. Mrs.

Frederic Pratt. Mit. James H. Post. Mrs.

Katharine Sloan Pratt. Miss Isabel F. Idc. Mrs. John C.

Parker. Miss Bess Blood worth, Mrs. I John W. Faison, Mrs. William H.

I Arnold and Mrs. Walter Truslow, Also Miss Grace Ingrnham. Miss Jessie W. Post. Mrs George Billings.

Mrs. William T. Hunter. Mrs Alfred Mudge. Mrs Ormond M.

Gove. Mrs. Palmer Jadwm. Mrs Helen Curtis and Miss Ruth S.cn. CHAIRMAN Mrs William G.

Creamer, newly appointed chairman of the annual budget campaign of the Brooklyn Y. A will be guest of honor at the luncheon Tuesday Keep the Home Front Strong iT lo The Greater New York Fund Effective means of eo-orriinaiing a strong singing-to-victory campaign will be sought bv the State Federation of Music Clubs tomorrow, when directors and officers from key spots all over the Sta gather in the Hotel Great Northern. Mrs. Edmund Cahill. elected last month In Albany to serve her third term as federation president sounded the theme for the rampaicn: "It's a big job but it ran he 'one If we all work together.

Our Albany convention, with the attention vinced me that the moment ripe to get people singing In every town I and hamlet. "Let's have big weekend sings. Invite the boys In service to sing with us. Let's get the World War I song leaders like Oeotf Ollara and Hurry Barnhart to show us how And. for heaven's sake.

Irt's modem up our repertory. We don't need to neslerl the old hrari -warmer- But hole's no law against learning a few nrw songs, us there? That the life blood ot Add a little Black Leaf 40 to severll qusrti of water Isee directions for amounts effective against each insect. Spray top and bottom of leaves. Cot factory Mated pacfcaaoi lo inturt lull Irrngth TOBACCO BY-PRODUCTS I CHEMICAL CORP. INCORPORATED louimllt.

Koolockf The Woman's Auxiliary of the Bedford Y. M. C. boys branch. I held 1'-.

annual luncheon at the i Ambassador. M.l!4 IMJ ih HJJIJ MJI.